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Written Answers — Swimming Pool Projects: Swimming Pool Projects (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will provide in tabular form the number of public swimming pools in each county here; if, in Dublin in particular, this figure is below or above the EU average per head of population and by how much; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13431/06]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 355: To ask the Minister for Transport the estimate provided as to when the Dublin Port tunnel will be fully operational and open to traffic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13187/06]

Written Answers — National Car Test: National Car Test (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 360: To ask the Minister for Transport the rationale for not applying the national car test to Garda vehicles; his understanding of the reasons this was not included in EU Directive 96/96/EC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13310/06]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the reason for the discrepancy in the figures for speeding detections by the Garda Síochána in 2004 (details supplied); if he will offer an explanation for the figure of 141, 723 which he gave in reply to a parliamentary question on 23 March 2006 regarding the number of on-the-spot speeding fines issued for 2004; and if...

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 446: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if it remains Garda policy not to mount speed checks on motorways other than by fixed cameras. [13309/06]

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if she is satisfied that the pay and conditions of school secretaries and caretakers whose posts are paid through grant-aid to schools are generally in compliance with labour law and national social partnership agreements; and if she will undertake to investigate such conditions by inviting submissions from such personnel and...

Written Answers — School Services Staff: School Services Staff (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Education and Science her estimate of the cost in a full year of replacing the current grant aid system in respect of school secretaries and caretakers with a system whereby such personnel are employed directly by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12793/06]

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (4 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Question 583: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will report on the progress to date on delivering the 10,000 affordable housing units as promised under Sustaining Progress; the exact locations and numbers agreed to date; if he will further report on the status of each such development; the qualifying criteria and the conditions governing the sale of...

Leaders' Questions (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Taoiseach failed to answer any of the questions.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: There is a valid concern in this regard. In a debate on this issue a few weeks ago, the Minister was unable to give a clear answer on the matter. His understanding was that the Garda would have access to this information on the handheld units. However, this is not the case. Relying on people's honesty and hoping that they will return their licences is inadequate. The Minister could not tell...

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Who will take responsibility for ensuring that licences are returned?

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Is it not cumbersome to have different agencies and Departments involved?

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Would it not make sense for the RSA to take over responsibility for the national driver file?

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: It is not practical for each local authority.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: Amendment No. 21 relates to the functions of the new authority. The Bill confers wide-ranging functions on the authority and they have a wide remit. My concern is to avoid the authority becoming bogged down by its different responsibilities. It has much work to do in the area of driver testing as neither the Minister nor his predecessor were able to complete or handle it.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: There are various ways of trying. While I do not apportion blame——

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: ——this situation was allowed to develop because of inadequate staff and inadequate oversight of developments within the driver testing service. This outrageous situation——

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: This outrageous situation was allowed to develop because people did not prioritise driver testing to ensure that drivers would be obliged to be trained and qualified before taking a car out on their own. It is ludicrous and scandalous that there are more than 400,000 unqualified drivers on the roads. No other European country allows inexperienced and unqualified people to drive on their own....

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister did this in the last two strategies.

Road Safety Authority Bill 2004: Report Stage (Resumed). (5 Apr 2006)

Róisín Shortall: However, the Minister has failed to meet targets. Performance has not been measured.